Outdoor Fly Trap [4 Pack] Fly Traps Outdoor with Dissolvable Non-Toxic Bait - Fly Repellent for Outdoor Use Only - Controls Flies for Patios, Barns, Ranches Etc. Hanging Fly Traps with Tie Included

I am a person who literally doesn’t kill flies spiders, gnats, or anything. I coexist with them and let them live… Typically! I moved to a new home near the coast in San Diego and I’ve found that my back patio will literally be swarming with flies. Particularly around my plants and rosebushes. Every time I would walk out the door at least one or two would breach the sanctity of my home and irritate me beyond belief. The excessive flies on my patio drove me to the brink of insanity so I searched high and low for the right product of mass destruction. I wanted to find a humane way, but didn’t appear to be one so I had to go big or go home. I ordered one product and it did not work at all. It maybe caught 3-4 flies. That wasn’t good enough for me, I was angry with the flies at this point, so upon further research I stumbled across this killer. By the way, I did not find the smell to be overwhelming. Yeah, it smelled somewhat but I’m not outside hanging around it all the time so it was a non-factor for me. Followed the easy set up instructions and set these bad boys outside.( I got the set of two.) Within minutes, this one did what the other did not do in over a week. Both traps had 20-30 flies in it already. As a humane person, I felt horrible, watching them entering knowing they would never leave. . I had to harden my heart and stay the course. As the day progressed, the jars became watery graves for hundreds of flies. I was able to walk out onto my patio and saw very few active flies. As traumatizing as the experience was, I ordered two more! I have a large patio space.. I also ordered refills. These things were so effective!!! If you can stomach the traps of death, I would absolutely recommend this product. I feel so excited that I will be able to enjoy my beautiful patio setting without being divebombed constantly. I’m sorry flies, I know you are an important part of the Eco system but you did this to yourselves. RIP. Update: a week into the using the traps of doom, I would safely say that almost all four jars are full of fly corpses. I hate to see them in there struggling, but like I said above, They brought this upon themselves. I can literally walk out my back patio or front door and see no active flies other than those who are struggling for survival. These contraptions walk the walk and talk the talk. If you are having fly issues, I would highly recommend these bad boys.

It is nice that they can be reused, but no way will I be doing anything except replacing them. The bait itself isn't necessarily a bad smell, but when you fill it with hundreds of poo eating rotting fly carcasses it smells horrid. The flies leave poo specks on the white top as well. Flies carry disease, as if eating poo isn't bad enough. I do not plan to expose myself to them by attempting to reuse these. Because of that I wish the size was bigger. Never planned on catching so many. I used my first two for 48 hours and wound up with more dead flies than liquid bait in the bottom of the jars. I bagged them and waited two days for any live ones to die. I dumped them into a ziploc container just to show my mother...eww. I use Terro for ants which is great. Curious if you could use a 1 gallon water jug to save some money. The flies get in and really can't get out so the container style definitely works. Just worried that if you give them too much extra room they might be able to get back out. The bait is only about an inch of the bottom of the container. The rest of the space I assume appears inviting giving them a slight sense of security. I might try to cut a hole in the bottom of one of these and place it over the neck of a 1 gallon water jug. I will try to use one packet of bait at first. Other than that, these traps are good quality and definitely worth the cost. One tiny drawback, the more you kill, it appears the more that show up to the party. I started with putting a trap where the problem was at my back door and then when I replaced it I moved it slightly farther away. I did read that if you kill one female you can effectively prevent 100-200 more from being born. Although many species, the ones I mainly see have an approx lifespan of 30 days. As long as none of those 30 days are spent flying around outside my back door or sneaking into my house I am absolutely thrilled with this product and tell everyone about it. I would give it 6 stars if I could!!!!

It is INSANE 🤯 how well these work. I bought them after noticing an increase in flies when my hydrangeas naturally started finishing their bloom cycle. ONE DAY with them made huge difference. I followed both setup instructions — one trap at ground level, one hanging — and both filled up completely in just a few days. I immediately ordered another pack to hang on a shepards hook in the back of my backyard. However - they are so effective that by the time my second two pack arrived, my original jars were already completely full. I will be ordering a third pack. The smell is noticeable, but only when you're nearby or there's a breeze — it doesn't make your whole yard stink. The surprise? MAGGOTS, They develop inside the jar from the trapped flies, and while the jar is designed to keep them in, some of the really tiny ones can crawl back out through the tapered entry holes if the trap is very full. It's not a dealbreaker, but definitely something to be aware of. The fact that they are breeding as they die is DISGUSTING lol. Disposal is not pleasant (not the jars fault) — mine were full way before trash day. I didn’t want them sitting in my can, so I used duct tape to seal the lid and the holes (photo included). I also considered placing the sealed jar in a box with a Taro Trash Can Insect Killer disk to help eliminate anything still moving — since those are effective on flies and maggots inside enclosed spaces. One small tip: the orange sticker peels off if you want the jar to look a little less gross while it’s hanging. I didn't learn that until my second set 🤷🏼‍♀️

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